I've Been There Before

The passage led to the lift. With great fear, it seemed the passage was covered by nails.

Grace silently followed Kirk.

The lift was ahead of them. Kirk stopped for a second and gestured Grace to go ahead alone as if he was a gentleman. “Please, Miss Grace.”

“You…” Grace hesitated. She was not a warm-hearted girl, but she glanced over Kirk’s icy-cold face. “Don’t you come with me?”

“President only want to meet you.”

Kirk still grabbed Ruby’s arm in his hand. She hastily shouted as the lift door was about to close, “Grace! Grace! Please help me! I know you are too kind to leave me in the hell, right?”

Kirk annoyingly shot her a glare, and turned to Grace. “Miss Grace, you owe her nothing.”

There was no need to bother his president for the bitch.

Grace said before the door closed, “I know.”

I know I don’t owe her. I want to see the man I hate not for her.

Grace didn’t want to explain anything to anyone.

When the door opened again, she took a deep breath and exhaled loudly. He noticed her deathly-pale face reflected on the wall of the lift from the corner of her eyes.

Perhaps, in others’ opinion, she only came to beg a man she knew about for another, which was not a big deal.

But, in terms of Grace, it was much more painful… than kneeling on the ground.

“President Shaw, here I am.” For some reason, the lights in the hall were out, except some dimmed lights. On the cowhide sofa near the French window sat a man, his arm languidly laid on the armrest. Between his fingers, his smoking cigarette was snapped out.

She kind of flinched.

She instinctively moved backward.

In the meantime, there came a small laugh. “Have a seat.”

“…”

the sofa pointed to

not here to beg for

Grace slowly moved to the sofa and

just because

was

president, and I have

he heard a joke…Obey his

Who?

Grace James? The daughter

arm laying on the armrest, his posture

seconds,

dim light, she couldn’t see his expression clearly. From time to time,

was too anxious to stay silent with him, and she tilted

can say something with her

know, and I was waiting for you to

digesting his words…It turned out that the president

What a misunderstanding…so awkward.

she was blushed scarlet, even her

man across from her took in her every

reason, there’s

to beg for Ruby

His deep voice got a

you please let go of

and what you do just leaves her another chance to

head, hiding bitterness in her eyes…Perfect daughter of family

don’t know the girl you

and stared at

sure you want me to release Ruby Carter,

cold. “It’s none of my business if you want to be the Mother Maria, but how much can you pay

you know your kneeling was worthless

Grace replied hoarsely